Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27
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1t has been like an Indian summer thi.
far this winter.
Chas. HOvey turned over to the STATE
treasurer over 81 900.
Money to loan as cheap as the cheap
est. FRANK PIOGREE-
Colby is looked upon by all as thu
great railroad center of western Kansas
wv. Allen & Sons are to put in a tail
Or's stock. and have sent for tailor al
ready.
Quite an excitement over the selection
of railroad land. Come early to get gOOC
selection.
During the past wear so, 900 has beer
expended by the l. o. o. F. for distressed
brethren.
There are Il. 600 Odd Fellows in the
state of Kansas. and SOC, 600 in the world
Kansas has 800 lodges.
Mr.. Swales desires to extend his sin
cere thanks to those who aided him in
paying the costs in his recent law suit.
The railroad land sells for from a to
81 cash. or One-fifth cash. two options,
the balance bearing per cent interest.
C.. E. Chandler. of Oberlin, the owner
of the Colby Hardware Company, was in
town last week looking after his inter.
estS.
The new branch railroad is already
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is in great demand. both in the city and
county.
Col. A. s. johnson. the first white man
born in Kansas has been requested to
donate his portrait to the state historical
society.
Albert Baker. one of John Beams sad
dlerS returned from Arkansas City last
week. where he had been on visit with
his sister.
j. B. McGOnlgal is in Kansas City this
week, and will come back with full in
formation respecting railroad lands in
Thomas county.
| The western counties seem to favor
voting bonds while the eastern counties
oppose il. at least now that their counties
are full of railroads
The question is frequently asked how
large is the circulation Of the CAT! We
would say in reply thereto that 1900 Cars
are mailed each week.
Born. to Mr. and Mrs James Summers
girl. Jan. 10Th. Mr.. Summers is our
popular county clerk, and gave the boys
box Of the best cigars.
Mr. Hull. of the Thomas County Bank.
has returned from Stella, Neb with his
wife. They will live in the house Mr.
Hull bought of Mr.. High.
Will the Missouri Pacific submit the
bonds to Thomas county, and if So. will
Thomas county vote them. and if they
vote them how much will she vote?
The wheel scrapers in the eastern part
of town are working lively now. The
best and pleasantest weather prevails.
and the work goes on correspondingly.
There are no sand hills in northwestern
Kansas-nO Arkansas sand hills. Come
to Thomas county this spring 1t will
boom more than any county in the state.
J. B. Hampton. young druggist from
Colby, was in wanO the fore part of the
week looking up the prospects for drug
store here Cheyenne County Rustler.
The Santa Fe is building from Great
Bend. Kansas. To Denver. Ness and Lane
counties have voted bonds. Scott Wicli-
tia and Greeley counties will doubtless
soon.
The HOxie Sentinel wants to know If
Hoxie has livery stable or feed stable?
Where in the world is Hoxis? She should
advertise for one. Colby has four. each
and all large and full of business.
DR.. J. W. Martin. with his popular
clerk. has returned from his trip to Wa
no, VOltaire, and Eustis. The DR.. says
he saw no such live towns as Colby, and
that Thomas has many more settlers than
Cheyenne county.
The pleasant and entertaining gentle
man who twists the tail of the Thomas
CAT, otherwise known as w. g. Porter.
leading attorney of the west, and edi
tor of the Thomas County CAT, was on
the floor of the house. Commonwealth
The county treasurer of Thomas coun-
ty, Mr. Chas HOvey, with his wife and
child, took in the house yesterday after
noon and saw the assembled solOns. He
was shown the beauties of the hall by
Hon. G. w. Goedsoe.-[COmmonwealth.
In the suit of Mr. Swales VS. T. Harris.
for damages done by Mr. Harris cattle,
settlement was effected whereby the
defendant paid $50 and costs. The
amount sued for was $50. Weld and
Lessenger appeared for plaintiff, and
WillcoXOn and Duff for defendant.
On Monday man was knocked down
and kicked and beaten in one of our drug
stores, and no one was arrested. Three
men drunk and Keeling on the streets and
insulting people, and none arrested.
What is the city organization for, and
what are tax payers paying taxes for?
1t may not be generally known that
there are now being published in the
state of Kansas 753 newspapers and per-
iOdicals the regular issues of which are
all being preserved in the library of the
state historical society. This society has
for the last eleven years gathered all
Kansas newspapers and bound the same.
Messrs Martin, of the firm of Martin
Bros. of Colby, and Hampton, their head
prescription clerk. made the Democrat a
call Wednesday. and chatted pleasantly
of old days in Colby. We are panied to
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